Grade Ten
Theme : A DAY IN THE LIFE OF …
Unit one - Period 1
Lesson 1 : READING
Time : 45 minutes
OBJECTIVES
1. Educational aim : At the end of the lesson, students will be able to know a day of work in the life of a peasant.
2. Knowledge
Grammar : The Present simple and Adverbs of frequency
Vocabulary : Some words about farming.
3. Skills : Reading for gist and for specific information.
* METHOD : Integrated, mainly communicative. * TEACHING AIDS : Textbook, pictures, poster … * PROCEDURE
Teacher’s activities
Students’ activities
Warm-up (4 min)
Matching
Match the work with the related place :
1. teacher a. market
2. doctor b. school
3. worker c. hospital
4. seller d. field
5. farmer e. factory
- T asks : Where does a teacher work ?
T asks some other similar questions.
-Now to understand more about the life of a farmer, today we learn Unit 1.
Pre-reading (7 min)
* Pre-teach Vocab : go off (v) – lead the buffalo to the field
get ready = prepare – plough (v) – harrow (v) – plot of land – peasant = farmer – take a short rest – repair the banks – pump water – do the transplanting – contented with = satisfied with * Checking : Rub out and remember
Set the scene: “You are going to read the two passages about a day in the life of two farmers, underline the words or phrases just studied”
While-reading (20 min)
-Lets sts read individually for 3 min.
( Task 1.
-Asking Ss to choose the option A, B or C that best suits the meaning of the italicised word(s) in Task 1.
( Task 2.
Answer the following questions :
1. What is Mr. Vy’s occupation ? 2. What time does he get up and what does he do after that ? 3. What does he do in the morning ? 4. What do Mr. Vy and his wife do in the afternoon ? 5. Are they happy with their lives or not ? Why ?
Post-reading (12 min)
( Task 3.
- Scan the passage and make a brief note about Mr. Vy and Mrs. Tuyet’s daily routines. Then compare your note with a partner.
In the morning
- 4:30 : alarm goes of, Mr. Vy gets up, gos down the kitchen, boils water for tea, drink tea, has quick breakfast, leads the buffalo to the field. - 5:15 : arrives in the field, ploughs and harrows. - 7:45 : takes a break - 10:30 goes home. - 11:30 has lunch with family Homework
Teacher assigns homework.
Comments (2 min)
Books closed
Write down the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and the letters a, b, c, d, e in a sheet of paper and match them individually, then in pairs
Some Ss write their answers on the board
He / she works at a school.
Ss answer
Eliciting
Pracising reading and copy down
Practise and rewrite on the board.
Sts work individually and compare with a partner.
Sts work individually and in pairs
Sts work individually and compare with a partner.
Answers : 1. C 2. C 3. A 4. A
Sts work individually and in pairs.
1. He’s a peasant / a farmer 2. He gets up at 4.30 and then he goes down the kitchen to boil some water for his morning tea. 3. In the morning, he ploughs and harrows his plot of land, drinks tea, and smokes tobacco during his break. 4. In the afternoon, they repair the banks of their plot of land. Mr. Vy pumps water into it and his wife does the transplanting. 5. Yes, they are. Because they love working and they love their children.
Ss scan the text again and fill the box
Ss compare their notes with a friend.
In the afternoon
- 2:30 : Mr. Vy and Mrs. Tuyet go to the field again, repair the banks of the plot of land. He pumps water into the plot of land. She does the transplanting. - 6:30 : finish work - 7:00 have dinner After dinner :
- watch TV, go to bed - sometimes visit neighbours, chat with them.
Homework
Memorize the new words
Prepare the new lesson : Speaking
Grade Ten
nguon VI OLET
